'Carry-On' and 7 Other Highest-Rated Netflix Original Thrillers, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

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8. 'The Platform', 2019

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81%

The story takes place in a futuristic vertical prison containing hundreds of levels. One day, the main character, Goreng, wakes up in a cell unable to remember what happened.

Every month, prisoners are randomly transferred between levels. The only source of food is a platform that descends from the top of the prison down a shared well. It stops at each level for two minutes.

Those at the top eat their fill while those at the bottom are left with scraps. Goreng tries to change the system and convince the other prisoners to support equal food distribution.

7. 'Luther: The Fallen Sun', 2023

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%

The Fallen Sun is a feature-length sequel to the Luther series, starring Idris Elba. Former London Metropolitan Police detective inspector John Luther escapes from prison to track down serial killer David Robey.

Robey terrorizes London using cutting-edge technology to blackmail and kill. Meanwhile, the ambitious law enforcement officer Odette Raine is hunting Luther, determined to bring him to justice.

6. 'The Killer', 2023

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%

The Killer is David Fincher's latest film. The protagonist with no name, a professional hitman, is forced to go on the run after a botched hit.

He travels the world – from Paris to the Dominican Republic – trying to find out who framed him and get revenge on those who hired him. Throughout the movie, viewers learn about the assassin's methods, his strict code, and his philosophy.

5. 'Fair Play', 2023

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%

Emily and Luke are a happy couple who work together at a financial firm on Wall Street. To avoid a scandal at work, they keep their relationship a secret.

When a managerial position opens up, Luke hopes to get it. However, it is Emily who is chosen by her superiors. She rapidly rises through the ranks, and Luke becomes jealous of her success.

The couple's lives become a living hell filled with constant arguments, intrigue, and emotional and physical abuse.

4. 'Carry-On', 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88%

Ethan Kopek works at LAX. He doesn't particularly enjoy his job – he only works there because his girlfriend, Nora, also works there. Their routine changes when Nora reveals she's pregnant.

She hints that he should try again at the police academy, but Ethan opts for a safer route and asks for a promotion. On that same day, he switches from body searches to baggage screening and receives a gift from an unknown person: a wireless earpiece.

A mysterious voice tells him that when a black suitcase with a red ribbon appears at the security line, he must let it through without asking questions or Nora will die.

3. '1922', 2017

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%

This thriller, based on a Stephen King novel, is set in rural Nebraska in the early 20th century. Wilfred James is a farmer who lives with his wife, Arlette, and their 14-year-old son, Henry.

When Arlette decides to sell part of their land and move to the city, Wilfred, obsessed with saving the farm, convinces Henry to help him kill her.

After the brutal murder, Wilfred and Henry dispose of the body by dumping it down a well. However, this is only the beginning of their torment. Arlette's ghost begins to haunt the killers, and hordes of rats appear on the farm.

2. 'Rebel Ridge', 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

Terry, a former Marine, sold his car and his stake in a Chinese restaurant to pay his cousin Mike's bail. Mike had previously worked for law enforcement and ratted out several gangsters, so he might not survive long in prison.

While riding his bicycle, Terry was hit by Shelby Springs police officers who confiscated the $36,000 bail money. The officers suspected the money was dirty and needed to investigate, but Terry didn't have time for that.

Because of the accident, Terry accidentally uncovers a corrupt police scheme that had been bilking citizens out of money for minor offenses for years.

1. 'Operation Hyacinth', 2021

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%

Police sergeant Robert Mrozowski is making career progress and preparing for his wedding to Halinka with the support and protection of his despotic father.

However, he is suddenly assigned a murder case. The investigation leads him to such dark depths that his entire familiar world begins to crumble.